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List of European ice hockey arenas

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The following is a list of European ice hockey arenas by capacity. Only those arenas that currently and regularly host ice hockey games with paid admission (e.g. professional, major junior, or university) and have regular seating capacity over 10,000 are included. Outdoor stadiums that have hosted occasional hockey games are not included. Note that some arenas in Russia or Kazakhstan which are located in Asia are also included.

European ice hockey arenas by capacity

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Rank Arena Ice hockey capacity
(Seating capacity only)
City Country Home team(s) (league, dates) Image
1 SKA Arena 21,520 Saint Petersburg  Russia SKA Saint Petersburg (2024–present)
2 MVM Dome 20,028 Budapest  Hungary Hungary men's national ice hockey team (2021–present)
3 Lanxess Arena 18,500 Cologne  Germany Kölner Haie (1998–present)
4 O2 Arena Prague 17,383 Prague  Czech Republic HC Sparta Praha (2015–present)
5 PostFinance-Arena 17,031 Bern  Switzerland SC Bern (1967–present)
6 Arena Zagreb 15,200 Zagreb  Croatia KHL Medveščak (2011–2013)
Croatia men's national handball team (2008–present)
7 Minsk-Arena 15,086 Minsk  Belarus Dinamo Minsk (2010–present)
8 ISS Dome 14,282 Düsseldorf  Germany Düsseldorfer EG (2006–present)
9 Uber Arena 14,200 Berlin  Germany Eisbären Berlin (2008–present)
10 Avicii Arena 13,850 Stockholm  Sweden Tre Kronor (1989–present)
11 Žalgiris Arena 13,742 Kaunas  Lithuania Lithuania men's national ice hockey team (2011–present)
12 Nokia Arena 13,455 Tampere  Finland Ilves, Tappara (2021-present)
13 Megasport Arena 12,616 Moscow  Russia HC Spartak Moscow (2021–present)
14 Malmö Arena 12,600 Malmö  Sweden Malmö Redhawks (2008–present)
15 UMMC Arena 12,588 Ekaterinburg  Russia Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg (2025–present)
16 Almaty Arena 12,500 Almaty  Kazakhstan HC Almaty (2016–present)
17 Royal Arena 12,500 Copenhagen  Denmark Denmark men's national ice hockey team (2017–present)
18 Ice Palace 12,452 Saint Petersburg  Russia SKA Saint Petersburg (2000–2025),
SKA-Neva Saint Petersburg (2024–present)
19 Scandinavium 12,044 Gothenburg  Sweden Frölunda HC (1971–present)
20 Bolshoy Ice Dome 12,035 Sochi  Russia HC Sochi (2014–present)
21 G-Drive Arena 12,011 Omsk  Russia HC Avangard Omsk (2022–present)
22 CSKA Arena 11,880 Moscow  Russia HC CSKA Moscow (2018–present)
23 Sibir Arena 11,860 Novosibirsk  Russia HC Sibir Novosibirsk (2023–present)
24 Barys Arena 11,626 Astana  Kazakhstan Barys Astana (2015–present)
25 Swiss Life Arena 11,157 [1] Zürich  Switzerland ZSC Lions (2022–present)
26 Odyssey Arena 10,800 [2] Belfast  United Kingdom Belfast Giants
27 SAP Garden 10,796 [3] Munich  Germany Red Bull Munich (2024–present)

28 VTB Arena 10,523 [4] Moscow  Russia HC Dynamo Moscow (2019–present)
29 Gatorade Center 10,500 Turku  Finland HC TPS (1989-present)
30 Xiaomi Arena 10,266 Riga  Latvia HC Dynamo Riga (2008–present)
31 Enteria arena 10,194 Pardubice  Czech Republic HC Dynamo Pardubice (1960–present)
32 Ondrej Nepela Arena 10,055 Bratislava  Slovakia HC Slovan Bratislava (1940–present)
33 Ostravar Aréna 10,004 Ostrava  Czech Republic HC Vítkovice Steel (1986–present)

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ https://www.swisslifearena.ch/fileadmin/user_upload/www.swisslifearena.ch/download/Dokumentation_SwissLifeArena_220930.pdf & Eishockey. Total mit Sitzplatzen.
  2. ^ https://theodyssey.co.uk/governance & A 10,800 seat multi-purpose Indoor Arena which attracts a wide range of artists and sporting events.
  3. ^ https://www.sapgarden.com/de/seiten/sap-garden-arena-buchen-drittevent & Die maximale Zuschauerkapazität im Eishockey Set-Up (Sitz- und Stehplätze) liegt bei 10.796 Personen.
  4. ^ https://www.dynamo.ru/stadium/ & Вместимость малой арены на хоккейных играх составляет до 10 523 зрителей. Изменение пространства площадки для других мероприятий занимает всего несколько часов. ВТБ Арена включает 44 VIP ложи на 6-11 человек и 1 VVIP ложу на 60 человек.